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Eating For Weight Loss: Part 1

Losing Weight This is the most asked question. Whatever your goals – to feel better, improve overall health or for weight reduction – it is a journey comprised of small steps. Remember to lose weight you must first be healthy – you do not become healthy by losing weight. Here is where I start to coach people who want to make a change. The first month do not make any food choice changes. Yes I really wrote that! Simply start by recognizing the reason we eat is to live. The act of eating and drinking is what makes our bodies operate. Without food and water we would eventually perish. The most important point to remember if your goal is weight loss is: the stomach is no larger than one hand. Lay your hand flat on a table – this is your plate size. Any more food than what fills your … Continue Reading

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Hypothyroidism: Is it really the thyroid?

Hypothyroidism: Is it really the thyroid?

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What is Gastritis?

What is Gastritis?

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What’s in YOUR Water?

What’s In Your Water? If you are reading this blog my guess is that you are already fairly clear on the idea that water is the most abundant and important substance on Earth and in the human body. We turn to water for healing (and feelings) in all dimensions of our lives-from hot tubs to hydrotherapy, from bathing to baptism, the mere sight of water, a mountain lake or ocean tide, can ease the pain of psychological wounds. In fact, pain of physical wounds is also healed through water. When we are injured our bloodstream carries repair substances to the injury site, 81% of which is water! When toxic substances make there way into our bodies, or urine (95% water) and our sweat (99% water) usually carries the toxins back out. I think you are catching my point, that in these, and countless other ways, water is fundamental to life. … Continue Reading

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Wholistic Living: The Original American Diet

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Forward head posture affects more women then men!

There are two very specific anatomical differences in females and males…well, there may be one more, but that is not what I am talking about! However when it comes to exercise, maintaining structural balance throughout these areas could mean the difference between undesirable pain, aesthetically displeasing features such as sagging breasts , a pooching belly and a “dowagers hump” and  having the body you desire while avoiding injury! The very things that exacerbate these differences, creating the issues that many women struggle with are going to be dependent upon the individual demands placed on the body. For example, forward head posture and rounded shoulders, along with their associated imbalances, can begin early on as women will adopt a slouching posture in an attempt to hide developing breasts.  As well, later on in life, our lifestyles begin to influence repetitive movement patterns which lead to imbalances and the development of compensatory … Continue Reading

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Do I Have A Parasite?

If this is a question you are asking yourself, then more likely then not you may have some un-welcomed company! It certainly amazes me within my practice that so many people think that having chronic digestive problems, gas, constipation, skin rashes, pains in the stomach area, fatigue and other “vague” symptoms are just something you have to live with. Parasitic infections contribute to a variety of major diseases including Chron’s disease, ulcerative colitis, arthritis, rheumatoid symptoms, chronic fatigue syndrome, and AIDS.  In one study 50 percent of the people suffering from irritable bowel syndrome had intestinal parasites. This percentage is even higher in people with chronic fatigue syndrome. How many people do you know suffering from chronic fatigue and have been ill for months, but doctors can’t find anything wrong with them? Any person with chronic gastrointestinal complaints such as bloating, diarrhea, abdominal pain, excessive gas, chronic constipation, multiple allergies … Continue Reading

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Plantar Fasciitis and Your Foot Wear

As a born and raised San Diego beach girl, as well as having spent 10 years of my life living in the islands, unless the temperatures drop below 50 and the ground is wet, it is very rare you will find me in anything but “slippers” otherwise identified as flip flops! That was of course until I began experiencing foot pain…now you would think that, being an exercise specialist it would have been quite clear what was causing my pain, however, being human, I found myself in a state of denial and deeply saddened that my relationship with my “slippers,”  may very well be coming to an end! What I was certain of was, that what I was experiencing was indeed a mild form of plantar fasciitis, however, because I had jumped back on the running wagon and my pain increased right along with my mileage, it only made sense … Continue Reading

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Testosterone: Male Andropause

Testosterone: Male Andropause

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Acid Reflux and GERD

Acid Reflux or Gastro-esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), also known or associated with heartburn and indigestion, happens when acid or bile from the stomach leaks back up through the esophagus, which will irritate and damage the delicate lining of the esophagus. When stomach acid leaks back up into the esophagus, it is called acid reflux. Normally the sphincter, a muscle at the join between the esophagus and stomach, tightens up to stop acid, bile and food coming back up out of the stomach. Acid reflux happens when the sphincter does not work very well, or when the stomach is very full (for example, after a large meal). The esophagus can cope with a small amount of stomach acid or bile, however, if acid reflux is frequent it can damage the sensitive lining of the esophagus. This is when simple heartburn becomes GERD. If the damage to your esophagus leads to inflammation … Continue Reading

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